Superheroes and secret identities go hand-in-hand. By not revealing yourself, you can prevent evildoers from harming those close to you. The trends in the...
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It’s not until episode five that the point of superheroes becomes clear to Masayoshi, but he does begin to investigate tropes, to determine which narrative building blocks will make up Samurai Flamenco, earlier on. He has a conversation with Goto about carrying a gun, for example — he’s faced with the choice between Batman and, […]
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I continue to really enjoy Samurai Flamenco – love how naturally the characters are developing and how organically the cast is growing – it’s just exceptionally well written thus far!  This week introduces Kaname Joji – a veteran of the sentai genre. Joji is framed as this mental veteran stuntman who is all brawn and […]
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Interesting episode. Certainly not what I was expecting. The whole thing with Red Axe was odd in that he at first appears to be a total slimeball, just cashing out on the Samurai Flamenco thing for all it’s worth. Then … Continue reading →
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Mega Evolution for Omanyte confirmed. Two bloggers…one series…who is the fake one?!?! Okay, so the fact Kyo and I are covering this doesn’t really bring up an exciting story (there is no fake), but the world of superheroes is a little more cut and dry. No sharing there! The battle between the two Flamencos makes […]
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「フラメンコVSニセフラメンコ」 (Furamenko VS Nisefuramenko) "Flamenco vs. Fake Flamenco" It's one thing to declare yourself as a superhero, but it's another thing entirely when the media takes it to a whole new level.
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Japan’s ingrained racism against people with hairy arms. Who’s this person with all these manly features like hairy arms and chest, glorious sideburns and darker skin? He must be a compulsive liar! Although on the other hand, he managed to become Japan’s action hero and likes to stand with the Japanese flag behind him. It’s […]
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Samurai Flamenco is becoming a YouTube sensation, and as you might expect this quickly starts to cause some issues for Hazama when it comes to preserving the secret of his true identity. Most pressing of these issues is Ishihara, who is beginning to have very definite suspicions about what her charge is up to, even though he dnies outright to her face (and her death threats) that he isn't
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Okay. That was awesome. I already considered this series among the best of this season, and with this episode it surpassed itself, and this only is the third episode of 22. But just… this episode introduces this new character and he brings a totally new dynamic to the series that completely takes the piss out [...]
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